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spicata of Letters Patent No.1 122504," dated Marcil 13, 1855.Y

To alzata@ a may @maar Beit knownthatuI, ZE BUTT, of the town a new and usefullmprovement in Self` lLoading Carts; andl doyherebydeclare that 1 the following isafull,` clear, and exact d`ej scriptionof thesame,"reference being had f to the accompanyingdrawing, forming part of this specification, in which the gure is` aside elevation ofa self-loading cartoonstructed after my plan, one of thewheels being removed. W

j body when elevatedd` The red lines show the Jbo-dy occupies while l loading itself." j j Similar lettersoffreference indicate the same parts.

" "The peculiarity"offthisinvention, consists ingthe cart body,`that` the operator can drop `the body ofthe cart to,or upon the ground,

Mat any angle, or` in` anymanner, that the `nature of the work may` require, and when so droppedto the ground, as, the cart moves forward, a the body entersthe loosened earth the same as a shovel,zor scraper, and loads .j itself,'and whenloaded the body iselevated with great facility, and the load can be cartedand dumped as `anfordinary'` cart. j To enablefothers skilled in the art to make and use my inventionjlwill proceed to i Rdescribe its construction and operation. 35

A, represents .the frame of the cart; B, the

"propelling wheels,"the aXesof whichv are atf tached to the frame A, inl front of thead-` justable and cranked aXle E, which` sup-,v G "portsthe body ofthecart. "The advantage,

of placing the aXes `of the propelling wheels infront of the axlewhichsupportsthebody wof'rthe cart, fis,that when the body is `loading v or when loadedyandbrought forward,

i andl upwardpthe most of theaweight may 45 u upon the horses.

rest upon the propelling wheels, instead of "The crankcdor vibrating axle E supports :1 the body of `thwart and iS made adjustable" changing; the holes through which the bolts l orjournalspass` which fasten the axle to the iframe; This` enables the operator to drop `the body ofthejcart to, `or upon the `5g`round atfanyangle,or in any manner that l @the nature of hiswork mayrequire.

`so thatthe operator can move itgupward, `for downward, backward` or forward, by

of Lincolnton, in the` county j of Lincolnton and State of l\TorthC`a`rolina,l haveinventedf` The darkliines `Shaw the psiaoa f ai@` load.

the shaft of the vibrating axle E or its equivalent, and is` so attached as to tilt either M backward, `or forward. The body of the cart is open in front,\so as to enter theloosened earththe same as a shovel, or scraper, and likewise has a gate behind, so

that the load can be thrown out by tilting the cart backward. j

I, is an adjustablecatch, in shape resembling the axle E, and is bolted to the frame A,` in the Ssame manner; its office is toireceive and support the front of ,the cart body, and to catch, and hold it, as, itV falls forward, and downward, after unloading;

H, bearings through which the bolts or journals pass, which support the parts E and I. G, regulator and supporter, it is j connected together Yby a cross piece or rod (cl) whichis adjustable, and the ends of which rest upon the frame, A, and thus sustain and support the body while loading, and likewise regulates the depth of thebody shall enter the` ground. This is accomplished by moving the stop (a) forward or backward on the frame, A; J, J, connecting rods attached` to the parts E and I, and thence to the windlass. Y i

K, is 4a windlass connected to the vibrating aXle, E, it draws thebody of the cart upward, and forward, and thus elevates the 7", is a notch in the regulator G, which when the `body is elevated catches upon the windlass shaft, and sustains the body of the` cart in the position and manner shown by the dark lines in the drawing.

Manner of operating my self loading cart, as shown in the figure of the drawing: Adjust the body as before described, if required. To load the cart, release the notch or catch 1', from its` connection with the shaft of windlass, K, and the body of the cart D, drops to the ground by its own gravity, in the position shown bythe red lines in the drawing. Now as the cart moves forward` the front of the body enters the loosened earth the same, as, a shovel, or scraper, and being arrested, or stopped, by the back of the cart,.picks up, and loads the cart. To elevatethe load, tilt the back of the cart downward which elevates the point, and loosens it from the ground, then turn the windlass K, and the body is elevated to its former position. To unload the cart,

tilt backward, the same as a common cart.

.,D, is the `bodyof thecart, hung upon What I claim as my invention and desire elevated, vand dumped, or unloaded, the

to secure by Letters Patent is:- f same as an ordnaryeart, substantially as 10 The manner herein described, or any and for the purpose described. other essentially the samego constructing, ZE BUTT 5 arranging, combining, and operating cart bodies so that they can be dropped to, or Witnesses: upon the ground to receive the load, be loadh W. H. MICHAL, ed, as the cart moves forward, and then WM. I. HOKE. 

